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Lawrence TrevorCardinal Picachy | |
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| Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta | |
| Church | RomanCatholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Calcutta |
| Province | Calcutta |
| Metropolis | Calcutta |
| See | Calcutta (emeritus) |
| Installed | 5 April 1986 |
| Term ended | 29 November 1992 |
| Predecessor | Albert Vincent D'Souza |
| Successor | Henry Sebastian D'Souza |
| Other post | Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Maria.(1976-1992) |
| Previous posts | Bishop of Jamshedpur.(1962-1969) Apostolic Administrator of Jamshedpur.(1969-1970) Metropolitan Archbishop of Calcutta .(1969-1986) President of Catholic Bishops' Conference of India.(1976-1982) Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Maria.(1976-1992) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 November 1947 |
| Consecration | 9 September 1962 by Archbishop James Robert Knox |
| Created cardinal | 24 May 1976 byPope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lawrence Trevor Picachy (1916-08-07)7 August 1916 |
| Died | 29 November 1992(1992-11-29) (aged 76) |
| Buried | Jesuit Dhyanashram Cemetery, Thakurpukur. 22°27′42″N88°18′22″E / 22.4616°N 88.3062°E /22.4616; 88.3062 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Calcutta,West Bengal |
| Parents | Edwin Pieaehy(Father) May McCue Pieaehy(Mother) |
| Alma mater | St.Joseph College, Dajeerling. |
| Motto | Adveniat Regnum Tuum(Latin) Thy Kingdom Come(English) |
| Styles of Lawrence Trevor Picachy | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Religious style | Cardinal |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Calcutta (Emeritus) |
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Lawrence Trevor Picachy (7 August 1916 – 30 November 1992), was an IndianJesuitpriest, spiritual guide ofMother Teresa, and laterArchbishop of Calcutta (1969 to 1992). He was elevated to thecardinalate in 1976.
Cardinal Pichachy was born in Darjeeling of Irish Catholic parents who had immigrated to India in 1911. After completing the Higher Secondary Cambridge course atSt. Joseph's School in Darjeeling, Picachy entered theSociety of Jesus, more commonly known as the Jesuits, in 1934. Novitiate training inSt. Stanislaus College (Jharkhand), was followed by Philosophical studies at Sacred Heart College inShembaganur. After a stint as a teacher inSt. Xavier's Collegiate School,Calcutta, he spent four years atSt. Mary College (Kurseong) for theTheological studies preparing for the priesthood. Picachy wasordained to the priesthood on 21 November 1947, and served as a professor andrector of St Xavier's (school and college), in Calcutta, from 1950 to 1960, whence he beganpastoral work inBasanti.
On 12 July 1962, Picachy was appointed the firstBishop of Jamshedpur byPope John XXIII. He received hisepiscopal consecration on the following 9 September from ArchbishopJames Knox, with ArchbishopPius Kerketta, S.J., and BishopAugustine Wildermuth, S.J., serving asco-consecrators. Picachy attended theSecond Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965, and was promoted toArchbishop of Calcutta on 29 May 1969. He was later named President of theIndian Episcopal Conference in 1976.
Pope Paul VI created himCardinal Priest ofSacro Cuore di Maria in theconsistory of 24 May 1976. Picachy was one of thecardinal electors who participated in theconclaves ofAugust andOctober 1978, which selectedPopes John Paul I andJohn Paul II respectively. He resigned his post as Archbishop on 5 April 1986, after sixteen years of service.
The Cardinal died in Calcutta, at age 76. He is buried at the Jesuit Dhyanashram cemetery inThakurpukur, Calcutta.
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| Preceded by none | 1stBishop of Jamshedpur 1962–1969 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | 6thArchbishop of Calcutta 1969–1986 | Succeeded by |
